Concierge Confidential - by Michael Fazio & Michael Malice (Paperback)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

New York City's top concierge gives up a keyhole view into the luxe hotel rooms, private dining and dressing rooms of the ridiculous, rich and demanding

Michael Fazio is the ultimate behind-the-scenes support man. Want two orchestra tickets to the Broadway musical that just won the Tony? Call Fazio. How about an upgrade to first class on an overbooked overnight flight to Tokyo? Call Fazio. Or a roomful of fresh hydrangeas--in winter? That's right. Call Fazio. From his early start as the harried and neglected personal assistant to a typical L.A. casting agent, Fazio took what he learned there and moved into concierge work at New York City's Intercontinental Hotel, where he was eventually able to parlay his services into a large and successful business of his own.

In Concierge Confidential, Fazio reveals the behind-thescenes madness that goes into getting the rich and famous what they want, and shares some great insider knowledge on how to get access to the unattainable without making the concierge, waiters and other service people crazy.

A few of Fazio's tips include:
- When and how much to palm in tips
- How to get a seat or ticket to the hottest thing in town
- How to avoid being labeled a rube the minute you walk through the door
- How you can become your favorite store or restaurant's most beloved customer
- And much more

Review Quotes

"A hilarious peek at the tricky situations a caretaker at a top New York hotel finds himself in." --Harper's Bazaar

"There's a little bit of con in concierge. It's our job." --Michael Fazio in Entertainment Weekly

"A juicy, compulsively readable ... tell-all book...How many memoirs manage to be both a quintessential show bizy beach read and a text that should be taught in every business school in the country?" --Connecticut Post

About the Author

MICHAEL FAZIO is a partner in Abigail Michaels Concierge, Manhattan's premier concierge business, serving almost 20,000 condominiums, hotels and private clients. He has been featured in a wide variety of publications, including The New York Times, The New York Post and Crain's New York Business, and is a recurring guest on ABC's The View. He lives in New York City.

MICHAEL MALICE is the co-author of Made in America: the Most Dominant Champion in UFC History, a New York Times bestseller, and the subject of Harvey Pekar's Ego & Hubris. He lives in Brooklyn.